A highly effective nucleopolyhedrovirus against Malacosoma spp. (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) from Turkey: isolation, characterization, phylogeny, and virulence

A nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) was isolated from diseased larvae of Malacosoma franconicum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), collected from the northeastern part of Turkey. Light and electron microscopic observations showed that this virus is a multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (MNPV).